Dr. Sarah Walshaw (History, Simon Fraser University): “Feasting and Fasting: Foodways in Politics, Religion, and Social Life on the Swahili Coast (Tanzania) since 700 CE”

SPRING TERM 2017

Theme: Modern Social and Cultural Formations

Wednesday, April 19th

Dr. Dawne Y. Curry (History & Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska at Lincoln): “Squatting, Space and Power in the 1946 Alexandra’s Squatter Movement”

Thursday, May 11th

Dr. Dennis Galvan (Political Science & International Studies, University of Oregon): “Everyday Nation Building: Creativity, Culture and Community in Senegal and Indonesia”

Tuesday, May 23rd

Dr. Trina Hogg (History, Philosophy, & Religion, Oregon State University): “A Pioneer of Civilization?: The Impact of the Construction of the Sierra Leone Railway on African Lives in the Early 20th Century”